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烈火
lièhuǒ
1. raging inferno
2. blaze
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Character Breakdown

烈
liè
fiery, violent; ardent, vehement
HSK 5 10 丶
火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

烈火干柴
lièhuǒgānchái
lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jífēngzhījìncǎo,lièhuǒjiànzhēnjīn
the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,548 of 84,292